2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations

2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host country	Namibia
City	Swakopmund
Dates	23 –25 June 2017
Teams	3
Venue(s)	The Dome
Final positions
Champions	South Africa
Runner-up	Namibia
Third place	Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Keagan Robinson (7 goals)
Best player	Brynn Cleak
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The 2017 Men's African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations was held in Swakopmund, Namibia from 23–25 June 2017.^[1] The competition featured three teams, an increase from 2013 as Zimbabwe featured for the first time ever. South Africa defeated Namibia in the final and secured a place in the 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup.^[2]

Participating Nations[]

Three countries participated in this years tournament:^[3]

Umpires[]

Lee Barron (England)
Peter Caulder (South Africa)
Sedric Makati (Namibia)
Munashe Mashoko (Zimbabwe)
Gary Simmonds - Umpire Manager (South Africa)

Squads[]

South Africa[]

Head Coach: Pierre le Roux

No.	Name	Caps
2	(c)	19
3	(GK)	15
4	(GK)	15
5		18
8	Wade Paton	5
15		16
19		5
21	Jethro Eustice	5
23		5
26		5
27	Ryan Julius	10
28	Rusten Abrahams	5

Namibia[]

Head Coach: Trevor Cormack

No.	Name	Caps
1	David Strauss (GK)	12
2	Nicolaas Jacobs	3
3	Isascar Tjikuniva	10
5	Pieter Jacobs	13
9	Russel Bartlett (C)	8
11	Siyabonga Martins	10
12	Percy Barthram	3
13	Dakota Hansen	5
14	Tarrant Butcher	8
15	Liam Hermanus	5
16	Brynn Cleak	5
20	Jacobus Coetzee (GK)	3

Zimbabwe[]

Head Coach: Edward Chiringah

No.	Name	Caps
1	Isheanesu Marima (GK)	4
2	Takunda Chipumha	3
3	Gift Chomunorwa	3
4	Tendayi Maredza (c)	4
5	Edwin Tholanah	4
6	Kanyiwe Tafuma	4
7	Tapiwa Mushayakarara	4
8	Pritchard Matambo	4
9	Luckson Sikisa	4
10	Kudzanai Tembo	4
11	Constantine Muchono	4
12	Kudzai Chimbetete (GK)	1

Results[]

All times are in West Africa Time (UTC+02:00).

Round Robin[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	4	3	1	0	34	6	+28	10	Advance to Final
2	Namibia (H)	4	2	1	1	20	19	+1	7	Advance to Final
3	Zimbabwe	4	0	0	4	9	38	−29	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Host

23 June 2017
10:00

South Africa	10–2	Zimbabwe
Paton 16', 19', 19' 30', 32', 34' 33' 34' 38' Eustice 40'	Report	14' 14'

Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Sedric Makati (NAM)

23 June 2017
15:00

Namibia	3–3	South Africa
15' Jacobs 25' 27'	Report	Paton 3' Julius 29' Abrahams 40'

Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

23 June 2017
20:00

Namibia	8–3	Zimbabwe
2', 13', 21' 6' 12' 17' 33', 38'	Report	14' 22' 38'

Umpires:
Sedrik Makati (NAM)
Peter Caulder (RSA)

24 June 2017
10:00

South Africa	12–0	Zimbabwe
Julius 6', 7', 16', 26', 31' 23', 24' 26' Paton 29', 31' Eustice 30' Abrahams 39'	Report

Umpires:
Sedrik Makati (NAM)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

24 June 2017
15:00

South Africa	9–1	Namibia
Eustice 3', 16' 5', 38' Abrahams 8', 22', 37' 16' 33'	Report	10'

Umpires:
Peter Caulder (RSA)
Lee Barron (ENG)

24 June 2017
20:00

Namibia	8–4	Zimbabwe
17', 19', 31', 35' 27', 32' 28' 37'	Report	18' 29' 35' 35'

Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

Final[]

25 June 2017
10:00

Namibia	1–2	South Africa
24'	Report	1' 16'

Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Munashe Mashoko (ZIM)

Final Standings[]

	Qualified for 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup

Rank	Team
1	South Africa
2	Namibia
3	Zimbabwe

Awards[]

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.^[2]

Player of the tournament	Goalkeeper of the tournament	Top goalscorer
	DJ Strauss

Statistics[]

Goal Scorers[]

Player	FG	PC	PS	Total
Keagan Robinson	6	1	0	7
Ryan Julius	6	0	0	6
Wade Paton	3	3	0	6
Rusten Abrahams	5	0	0	5
Isascar Tjikuniva	5	0	0	5
Brynn Cleak	4	0	0	4
Jethro Eustice	4	0	0	4
Russel Bartlett	2	0	1	3
Justin Domleo	2	1	0	3
Pieter Jacobs	0	3	0	3
Tendayi Maredza	0	2	1	3
Siyabonga Martins	3	0	0	3
Matthew Fairweather	1	1	0	2
Liam Hermanus	2	0	0	2
Reza Rosenberg	2	0	0	2
Kudzanai Tembo	1	1	0	2
Edwin Tholanah	2	0	0	2
Dakota Hansen	1	0	0	1
Mohamed Mea	0	1	0	1
Luckson Sikisa	1	0	0	1
Kanyiwe Tafuma	1	0	0	1
Total	51	13	2	66

Cards[]

Player	Yellow	Green
Dakota Hansen	1	2
Mohamed Mea	1	0
Jethro Eustice	0	1
Reza Rosenberg	0	1
Rusten Abrahams	1	1
Tendayi Mareda	0	2
Edwin Tholanah	1	0
Kanyiwe Tafuma	1	0
Pritchard Matambo	0	1
Total	5	8

References[]

^ "The Stories of African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations". 24 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b TyronBarnard. "Indoor AFCON 2017 - Golden day for Namibian Women and SA Men - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za.
^ "Match Centre - FIH". www.fih.ch. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-08-11.

[1] "The Stories of African Hockey Indoor Cup of Nations". 24 June 2017.

[sahockey2017-2] TyronBarnard. "Indoor AFCON 2017 - Golden day for Namibian Women and SA Men - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za.

[3] "Match Centre - FIH". www.fih.ch. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2017-08-11.

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